Ruppia bicarpa is an aquatic plant species in the genus Ruppia of Ruppiaceae. It is found in shallow waters.

Ruppia bicarpa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Ruppiaceae
Genus: Ruppia
Species:
R. bicarpa
Binomial name
Ruppia bicarpa
Yu Ito et Muasya

Distribution and habitat

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Known only from Western Cape, South Africa.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Ito, Y., T. Ohi-Toma, J. Murata, Nr. Tanaka, & A.M. Muasya (2015) Phylogeny of Ruppia (Ruppiaceae) Revisited: Molecular and Morphological Evidence for a New Species from Western Cape, South Africa. Systematic Botany 40(4): 942-949 doi: 10.1600/036364415X689988